Broom holder



c. 0. SHELTQN, BRooM HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2l, 1921.

-1 4 14,049. PatentedApr. 25, 1922..

f CLEVELAND CHRISTIAN sHnL'roN, oFBUCKivER, VIRGINIA;

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To @ZZ wlmi/fit mayconcern-j: j Be 1t known that I, CLEVELAND'CHRis'riAN SiiiiiiroN, a ,citizen ofthe United States, i'esiding atBuckneiginv the county oi' Louisa, State of Virginia, have invented yanewand useful Broom Holder j and I do hereby declare the following"`'to`=` be awfull, clear,'and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

-The invention relates to broom holders and has for its object toprovide a device of this character. which may be easily attached to awall or the like and supported in a hori zontal plane for holding aplurality of brooms in such a manner that said brooms may be easily andquickly removed for vending. Y y

A further object is to provide a broom holder formed from a pair ofhingedly congether adjacent their hinged points by coiled springs, whichcoiled springs normally hold' vinwardly extending semi-circular ends ofthe hinged' members in engagement with each other. Also to form'one ofsaid members and a supporting arm carriedthereby from a single piece ofmetal, said metal being twisted at its rear end to form a rightangularly disposed arm adapted to be attached to la wall, and also toform spaced flanges between which flanges the inner end of the `otherhinged arm is pivoted.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of the holder.

Figure 2 of the inside of one of the hinged members, which member hasformed' integral therewith a wall engaging arm,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the rear end of the holder, showing partsin section to better illustrate the structure.

Referring to the drawings, the numerall designates a broom holder, whichholder comprises spaced barsin parallel relation to each other, saidbars being designated by the numerals 2 and 3, The outer ends of theSpecification ofiLettei's Patent. ik "Patented .Aplg, 1922.

Application-flied september 4i1, iaziijseriai No. seaisa i Y bars 2and'3 are provided with' inwardly ex" Vsuch al manner thatbroom"handlesmaybe Y -orcedbetween thelport'ion 4 against the vaction oflthe spring- 5.' The members l2 I and 3 adjacent their rearward end arebent in wardly as at 6 and are pivotally connected :to-

gether at 7, thereby forming a pivotal point on which the member or bar3 may pivot outwardly in a broom receiving ory removing operation. Whena broom is removed by vpulling the same outwardly, it will be seen thatthe broom handle 8 will force the bar-3 outwardly against the action ofthe spring 5;'V howeverthe other brooms being supported'v will be heldin the holder. Y The bar 2 is preferably formed from a piece oi' strapiron bent upon itself centrally to'form the channel2a between theflanges of which thelug 9 yof the bar 3 is pivoted, f i

which lug extends through an aperture l0 in the bottom of the channel 2,said flanges forming means :tor bracing the armand se- Y curely vholdingthe saine against wobblingV which screws may bep'assed for securing thebroom holder as a whole to a'wall or support.

From the above it will be .seen `that a broom holder is provided whichis simple in construction and one which may be easily and quicklyapplied to a wall or support.

'lhe hinged bar 3 may be also formed from a single piece of strap ironand between the flanges 3FL thereot1 and the langresV 2b' of the bar 2the ends of the coiled springimay be securedon pins 12. i

is claimed las new and `useful is 1 The invention having been set forthwhat V l. A broom'holder comprisinghingedly connected horizontallyydisposed bars, the

-free ends of said bais being provided with inwardly extending membersfor engaging.

eachother and limiting the' inward Amove?` mentor1 the free ends of thebars, a coiled ll -spring disposed between said bars and havf *Y ing itsends connected to the bars adjacent their hinging pointsand an upwardlyextending integral armcarried by one of said bars and forming meanswhereby the .holder as a whole may be attached to a support.

2, A broom holder comprising a pair of spaced bars, the outer ends ofsaid bars being provided with inwardly extending semicircular portionshorizontally disposed and adapted to engage each other and limit theinward movement of the bars, the rear ends Y of said bars curvinginwardly towards each other and pivotally connected together, one oi'said bars being formed Jfrom a strip of metal bent to form inwardlyextending horizontally disposed flanges, said last named bar being bentat a point beyond the pivotal points between the bars at a right angle,thereby forming a supporting arm adapted to be attached to a support,the other bar being formed lfrom a single strip of material bent uponitself to form horizontally disposed flanges and a lug adapted to bereceived between the flanges of the other bar and to be pivotedtherebetween for forming the hinging point between the bars, a coiledspring disposed between said bars and means whereby said coiled springmay have its ends secured between the flanges of the hinged bars.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLEVELAND CHRISTIAN SHELTON.'

Witnesses:

I. T. WERNER. L. H. REIDELBOCK.

